Jacob Mueller (March 9, 1822 – August 31, 1905) was an

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politician who served as the tenth

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from 1872 to 1874.

Biography

Jacob Mueller was born in Alsenz,

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in 1822, and studied Jurisprudence. He practiced law until 1859 when he originated and established the German Insurance Company for which he was Superintendent until 1869 when he resigned and returned to law. In 1849 he participated in the revolution in that country, and served for a short time as Chief Commissary, or Governor of his home district. He was compelled to leave the country, and emigrated to

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. He was naturalized, and affiliated with the Republican Party.

Career

Mueller studied law with Willey & Carey in 1850 through 1851; and was admitted to the bar in 1854. He was elected to City Council. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He was elected lieutenant governor in 1871, and served one term. He afterward became a member of the Democratic Party. Smith 1898 : 289

Death

Muller died in 1905 and was buried at

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in Cleveland, Ohio.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mueller, Jacob Lawyers from Cleveland Ohio Republicans 1822 births Ohio Constitutional Convention (1873) 1905 deaths Lieutenant governors of Ohio Emigrants from Bavaria to the United States Ohio Democrats Cleveland City Council members 19th-century American newspaper publishers (people) German-American Forty-Eighters Journalists from Ohio Burials at Woodland Cemetery (Cleveland) 19th-century Ohio politicians